‘A Day for Dad’ photo submissions

05/02/11

Father's Day is coming in June, and the Henrico Citizen wants to honor fathers throughout Henrico County with a special focus in its June 2 edition – and we'd like your participation!

We invite you to submit a favorite photo of yourself (and siblings or other relatives if you'd like) and your dad (or, if you are a dad, a photo of you and your children). We'll publish selected photos in our June 2 print edition and others here on HenricoCitizen.com. Some submissions will also win giveaways!

If you'd like to see your dad in print, find your favorite photo and submit it to us by clicking here and then selecting "A Day for Dad Photo Submission" from the drop-down menu. Or, you may email your photo to us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Please put "A Day for Dad" in the subject field.

For all submissions, please include your name and the names of everyone who appears in the photo. Please also include a contact phone number and/or e-mail address so that we may contact you if your submission wins a prize!

The fire broke out in the third floor of the Chase Gayton apartment complex in the 10 block of Chase Gayton Drive, near the intersection of Gaskins Road and Quioccasin Road, at about 1:20 p.m. Sept. 24. > Read more.

Crime stoppers needs your help to solve a double homicide that occurred in the City of Richmond in June of this year.

On Wednesday, June 7, at approximately 9:53 p.m., Richmond police officers responded to several calls for random gunfire in the 3600 block of Decatur Street. They arrived and found the victims, two males, Christian Singleton and Ketron Wells. The victims were outside on the ground lying near each other. Both victims had received fatal gunshot wounds. > Read more.

The Richmond Astronomical Society and Libbie Mill Library will host a presentation about the night sky and its astronomy Sept. 28, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Attendees will enjoy amazing views of the moon and other celestial objects with high-quality telescopes operated by members of the Richmond Astronomical Society. Guests will be able to see craters and seas on the surface of the moon with clarity and detail. > Read more.

The number of homes sold in Henrico County in August rose 10 percent when compared to the same month last year, according to data compiled by Long & Foster. The average sale price of those homes – $239,975 – also rose, by about 4 percent when compared to the same average sale price in August 2016.

Henrico's jump in the number of homes sold was the largest in the Richmond region, though average sales prices in Chesterfield (8 percent increase) and Richmond (12 percent) jumped by higher amounts when compared to last August sales. > Read more.

Graham M. Bundy, a thoracic surgeon with HCA Virginia Physicians’ Cardiothoracic Surgical Associates, is the first such surgeon in Central Virginia to perform 100 minimally-invasive Da Vinci robot-assisted lobectomies (a surgical procedure to remove a lobe of the lung). The procedure is used to treat multiple types of conditions but is most often used to treat lung cancer. > Read more.

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Each month, the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Richmond Chapter conducts support group meetings to provide the community with an opportunity to meet for mutual support and to exchange coping skills. A group for caregivers will meet at 10 a.m. at Lakewood Manor, 1900 Lauderdale Dr. For details, call 967-2580.
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